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Drawing with Children
by
Mona Brookes
Now in a revised and expanded edition, this perennial best-seller is the definitive guide for parents and teachers on how to encourage drawing.
Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a se...more
Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a se...more
Paperback, 10th Anniversary Edition, 304 pages
Published
June 4th 1996
by Tarcher
(first published 1986)
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I bought Artistic Pursuits for art this year, but then I heard so many good things about this I couldn't resist. So now we'll start here, then do Artistic Pursuits when we're done. We've only done a couple of lessons, but the kids have responded surprisingly well, and I'm really excited to use this. I wish that we had done this before I started teaching handwriting to H, because even after the short time we've used this I is already writing better. Having not had an art class since 5th grade, I...more
For what this book is, it is the best. (I had a hard time rating it as a 5, simply because it wasn't necessarily a gripping page-turner.) But it was a fabulous how-to book, & another one that has me so excited for homeschooling! When I found out that my sister had successfully used it (in homeschooling) with her children, it sealed the deal for me. Might I add that her children have won state-level honors in art year after year, & her oldest even won the National Reflections Contest. (Sh...more
I wasn't able to finish with the book before returning it. However, what I was able to experiment with was really excellent. My six year old daughter and I worked with several of the beginning exercises and we really enjoyed ourselves. The instructions for the lessons were pretty easy to follow and we saw some immediate results.
This book is written for educators and parents. As a parent I just skimmed through sections that were really geared more toward educators. I would love to see a more con...more
This book is written for educators and parents. As a parent I just skimmed through sections that were really geared more toward educators. I would love to see a more con...more
It is a well written instruction manual on how to explore and teach art. It offers great advice on overcoming fears and stereotypes. I've just had a hard time following along as a lesson plan.
Best ever book on drawing!
In just 15 minutes, I went from stick figures to something similar to the front cover.
It was awesome!
In just 15 minutes, I went from stick figures to something similar to the front cover.
It was awesome!
I like Brooke's theories on children and art. She says that symbolic and realistic drawing don't have to inhibit eachother. Drawing can be taught just like playing the piano or any other creative skill. Anyone can be artistic with the right tools. I am excited to try some of the drawing exercises with my kids, especially my four year old.
A step-by-step to being able to see and draw real things. I especially liked that it had 2+ pages of trick for covering up mistakes. :D This looks like a great art curriculum for those of us who can't draw (yet) to teach our kids realistic drawing.
A perfect book for teaching an adult how to teach a child to draw. Absolutely awesome.
Jul 02, 2010
Sonja
marked it as to-read
Found @ Santa Clara City Library.
Seems good. Will try it.
Very enlightening
May 11, 2013
Jonna
marked it as to-read
recommended for H
a great resource!
Looks so good. I can't wait to try it out with my kids!
I want to love this book, I really do. The idea of teaching children a handful of lines to draw and then showing them how those different lines can be all connected to create such amazing and detailed pictures is really appealing. Sadly, this books his heavy on the philosophy and light on the day to day how-to. I have tried to implement it with my children three or four times over the last decade, and it always falls short because I never know what to do next.
This book has basically 5 very detailed lessons. After I went through them with my kids ages 5-6 we started drawing animals photographed in DK science books. Their ability to draw improved visibly and they produced some fantastic artwork unhindered by a sense of self consciousness that is common in older children. (It's a little bit harder to draw things out of our earth science textbook, so now we have moved on to other kinds of art)
I really like this book, and ended up buying it. I have dropped our art curriculum and will be using the lessons in this book to teach my kids the fundamentals of drawing. It just makes sense how it is taught. Along side this book, we will be studying famous artists of all kinds, painters, sculptors, architects, etc.
We started the lessons for homeschool this year. I especially like the relaxation exercises and setting the mood tips. I want my kids to be able to immerse themselves into their work without need to talk or critique their work or anyone else's. I'm looking forward to watching their progress as well as setting time aside for me to join them.
Rebecca and I sat down for an hour today for our first drawing lesson. Our first activity was mostly to play with our new markers. Rebecca loved it. She insisted on adding hearts to everything. I think this book will help her also to listen very carefully to instructions. Hopefully we'll both be drawing beautifully by the end of the summer!
I always wanted to be able to draw- even just to be able to doodle during meetings or draw on the placemats in a restaurant. This book helped me do just that; I actually bought art pencils and paper and drew animals that looked like the real animals... I won't ever be an artist, but I do enjoy trying to draw a lot more after using this book!
Jul 03, 2011
Renee
added it
Great book - Very useful to help your children or for art teachers. Loved it. I used it to help me teach art lessons. I didn't use the program 100%, I just used it to give some ideas and some insight into how children learn. This book is also great for beginner learning adults.
This is a great book to learn the value of drawing what you really see and learning to place importance in spatial relationsips when drawing. There is a little jump some places from one stage to the next, but the basics are there.
in depth, step-by-step instructions on how to teach drawing (not that i've come anywhere close to mastering it myself, but this book gives me hope that it's possible!)
Good at building confidence, not especially user-friendly, not enough on its own. A good start, though.
Very helpful. I'm looking forward to graduating to Drawing with Older Children and Teens.
Nov 24, 2007
Jen
marked it as to-read
Started this but just don't have time for it right now...will save it for later.
Jul 26, 2007
Laura
is currently reading it
...really liking this book so far and looking forward to using it with my kids!
Although it doesn't go far enough, it's a good start. Reread in 1990.
Love this method of teaching!
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